A vigil is slated for Sept. 27 at Planned Parenthood in Southeast Portland.

Archbishop Alexander Sample will be leading a group in prayer outside Planned Parenthood in Southeast Portland to begin a 40-day vigil in the defense of unborn life. The hour-long prayer session is set for 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 at 3231 SE 50th. Activists will keep prayerful vigil and fasting for the following 40 days.

The Archdiocese of Portland Office of Life, Justice and Peace is sponsoring the event.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that from the first moment of existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person.